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significant
adjective as in telling, meaningful
adjective as in important, critical
Example Sentences
In Monday's election, both the Liberals and the Conservatives saw a significant rise in their share of the national vote compared with four years ago.
Union members said they were also insulted by the pay offered by county officials, who have said they can’t afford significant increases due to a dizzying number of financial woes.
That said, there is significant potential economic damage about to be wrought by these tariffs on a Canadian economy, with three quarters of its exports going to the US.
Prof O'Neill added "significant additional public funding" would be required for the alternative funding strategy to work.
But if Lord Bracadale goes, it will result in a significant delay to the inquiry issuing its findings.
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What are other ways to say significant?
The adjectives significant and meaningful, when describing forms of expression, imply an underlying and unexpressed thought whose existence is plainly shown although its precise nature is left to conjecture. Significant suggests conveying important or hidden meaning: On hearing this statement, he gave the officers a significant glance. Meaningful implies a secret and intimate understanding between the persons involved: Meaningful looks passed between them. Expressive suggests conveying, or being capable of conveying, a thought, intention, emotion, etc., in an effective or vivid manner: an expressive gesture. Suggestive implies an indirect or covert conveying of a meaning, sometimes mentally stimulating, sometimes verging on impropriety or indecency: a suggestive story or remark.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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